Sunday, May 31, 2026
52.0°F
Makenzie Greenlee of Robert Anderson Middle School picks up her meal from culinary services workers Danielle Lisi, left, and Sharon Hughes by school bus in Anderson, S.C., Tuesday morning, March 17, 2020. Anderson County School District 5 Culinary Services, with help from Principal Brian Williams and other staff helped deliver. (Ken Ruinard/The Independent-Mail via AP)

Stories this photo appears in:

SC Senate OKs $45M to fight virus; debates emergency plan
March 17, 2020 2:55 p.m.

SC Senate OKs $45M to fight virus; debates emergency plan

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators are set to approve $45 million in emergency funding to fight the new coronavirus and will debate whether to go ahead and pass a plan to keep government operating if they can't meet enough to approve a budget.